Dimensions
111 x 178 x 35mm
In 1825 the square-rigger "Emma Jane" sets sail from England, carrying on board convicts bound for the penal colonies and a handful of paying passengers determined to brave the perilous journey to a new land of opportunity - Australia.
The new settlers soon discover that the quickest road to wealth lies in laying claim to vast tracts of cattle-grazing land - though this quickly brings them into conflict with fierce Aborigine tribes. Aristocratic Jasin Heselwood, forced to flee England to avoid gambling debts, will stop at nothing to join the elite ranks of cattle kings. Double-crossing friend and foe alike, he starts a feud with the Irish squatter Pace MacNamara that has tragic consequences for their families. But it is the women who are the true pioneers: Jasin's spoilt wife, Georgina, who refused to be crushed by his ruthlessness or by his infidelities; and the convict girl Dolour, who is to be his Nemesis . . .
The beautiful and mysterious Valley of Lagoons is the ultimate challenge for these magnificent men and women whose spirit, courage and greed pushed back the frontiers of an unforgiving land.
